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NBC Sports Chicago, Big Ten Network to Air Studio N Programming this Fall

EVANSTON, Ill. –. Northwestern Athletics' Emmy Award-winning Studio N, along with NBC Sports Chicago and Big Ten Network, is set to bring the locker room to the living room this fall with more Wildcats football programming. Beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 1, The Foundation returns for a seventh season to chronicle Northwestern football's upcoming 2021 season, while Northwestern's Good Clean American Fun: 2020 Northwestern Football will make its Big Ten Network debut on Friday, Sept. 3, to get fans ready for the 2021 opener.


The season premiere of The Foundation: Northwestern Football will be televised on NBC Sports Chicago at 5:30 pm CT, with an encore presentation airing on Friday at 5 pm CT. Episodes can also be found on all Northwestern Athletics digital channels. Big Ten Network will air episodes on Friday mornings throughout the fall.

New episodes will be released bi-weekly throughout the season:

The Foundation: Northwestern Football Premiere Schedule (September)
Episode 1 – Wednesday, Sept. 1 (5:30 pm CT on NBC Sports Chicago)
Episode 2 – Wednesday, Sept. 15 (5:30 pm CT on NBC Sports Chicago)
Episode 3 – Wednesday, Sept. 29 (5:30 pm CT on NBC Sports Chicago)

Produced entirely by Northwestern Athletics' award-winning Studio N production team, The Foundation: Northwestern Football, takes Wildcats fans closer to the program than ever before. From exclusive access inside team meetings and road trips, to hearing the coaches and players on the sidelines and in the locker room, fans can follow the Wildcats' season every step of the way.

WATCH PREVIOUS SEASONS OF THE FOUNDATION

Additionally, Studio N's Good Clean American Fun: 2020 Northwestern Football will air on Big Ten Network on Friday at 4 pm CT, just hours before the Wildcats open the 2021 season x under the lights at Ryan Field vs. Michigan State at 8 pm CT on ESPN.

A two-hour documentary that premiered on Aug. 22, Good Clean American Fun: 2020 Northwestern Football offers an all-access look at Northwestern football's historic 2020 season–from the cancelation of spring ball amid the COVID-19 pandemic, to being crowned Big Ten West and Citrus Bowl champions, as well as a program-defining 2021 NFL Draft.